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Romney’s Position/Non-Position on Deferred Action
- July 12, 2012
- Category: Dream Act, DREAMers, Romney
No CommentsBob Schieffer from CBS’ “Face the Nation” interviewed Gov. Romney asking about his position (or lack thereof) on the recently announced policy directive on Deferred Action.
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Video Explanation of Deferred Action
- July 12, 2012
- Category: Deferred Action, Dream Act, DREAMers
Here is a nice Video Explanation of the recently announced policy directive for Deferred Action. The speaker is unknown:
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Video Blog from a DREAMer On Deferred Action
- July 12, 2012
- Category: Deferred Action, DREAMers
Here is a Video Blog from a DREAMer On Deferred Action and her experiences as a DREAMer:
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Deferred Action Public Service Announcement from AILA in Spanish
- July 12, 2012
- Category: AILA, Deferred Action
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (“AILA”) has issued an audio Public Service Announcement in Spanish explaining what the new Deferred Action initiative means and warning people of the potential for fraud.
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Deferred Action has its detractors
- July 11, 2012
- Category: Deferred Action, ICE, Immigration & Customs Enforcement, Mayorkas, Morton, Rep. Lamar Smith
The new Deferred Action policy directive from the Obama Administration certainly has opposition.
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USCIS: “Deferred Action” and “Provisional Waivers” Public Information Notices as of July 6, 2012
- July 6, 2012
- Category: Deferred Action, Waivers
USCIS recently posted the following public information notices as of July 6, 2012. The notices warn the public not to apply yet either for Deferred Action for DREAMers or for Provisional Unlawful Presence Waivers for eligible spouses and children of U.S. citizens.
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H-2B Cap as of June 29, 2012
- July 5, 2012
- Category: H-2B Cap
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has updated its count of H-2B filing for temporary non-agricultural visas (H-2Bs) for employment for the first and second half of FY 2012.
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Advance Notification of the Diversity (DV) Immigrant Category Rank Cut-Offs for August
- July 3, 2012
- Category: Diversity Visa (DV) Lottery Program
For August, immigrant numbers in the DV category are available to qualified DV-2012 applicants chargeable to all regions/eligible countries as follows. When an allocation cut-off number is shown, visas are available only for applicants with DV regional lottery rank numbers BELOW the specified allocation cut-off number:
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Evidence & Date Ranges Needed for Deferred Action Applications
- June 29, 2012
- Category: Deferred Action, Dream Act, Immigration Reform, Work Permits
This article focuses on both the evidence and the date ranges of the evidence necessary for an eligible DREAMer to apply for Deferred Action. I have detailed some of the known eligibility standards in a prior posting.
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California Announces New Policy for State EB-5 Designations
- June 28, 2012
- Category: EB-5, Regional Center, TEA
Effective June 19, 2012, California’s newly-established Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) announced a new policy for certifying a Targeted Employment Area(‘TEA’). To consolidate all business development programs, GO-Biz has taken over all TEA designations.